It started with an opportune question. Do you use organic cotton? a well-dressed man asked one Saturday earlier this year at the Northampton Winter Farmers’ Market. The short answer is no. And there’s a longer answer because I’ve thought about this question off and on over the years. I know there are environmental concerns about […]
In praise of slow weaving
People often ask me how long it takes to weave a towel. The short answer is: I don’t know. I don’t weave one towel from start to finish and then weave the next one. It takes a long time to set up the loom, so I make a warp as long as possible, which with […]
Inside the studio
The other day my friend Faith came over with a friend of hers visiting from Germany. Faith had asked if she could show her friend my studio and I was delighted to welcome them in. I had such fun encouraging them to try weaving in the studio, then spreading my inventory of towels on the dining […]
Weaving the Gulf Shore Towels
Beyond sitting at the loom People often ask me how long it takes to weave a towel. Actually weaving the towel – sitting at the loom and throwing the shuttle back and forth – is only one step in the process. The whole process includes designing the towels, dressing the loom for 10 – 11 […]
Marilyn Webster’s Abridged Weaving Dictionary
As a child, I disliked my name. Too many comments about Marilyn Monroe and the dictionary, although not usually in the same breath. I identified with neither. In graduate school I discovered that the lexicographer Noah Webster and I have more in common than our last names. One of my favorite courses was on the […]
